August 11, 2005
Scientists probing Central Park's Seneca Village
Scientists are using ground-probing radar in hopes of finding more remains of the Seneca Village that was razed to make way for Central Park before 1850.
It's situated between 81st and 89th streets between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
From the Associated Press report: Often described as one of several "squatters camps" of huts and shacks that were displaced by the building of Central Park, Seneca Village actually was a more permanent and well-ordered community, with three churches, a school, and some inhabitants who owned their property, experts now say.
Although founded by free blacks, it later became a multi-ethnic settlement that included Irish and German immigrants and possibly some native Americans, according to various historical sources. The Central Park Conservancy has Seneca Village walking tours scheduled for Aug. 27 and Sept. 18.
August 11, 2005 05:30 PM in History, Sightsology, Tours, Upper West Side
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